Students return to school
Students returned to in-person learning on Monday after a two-week delay to the start of the school year.
Education Minister Grace Grace said at...
Uber Eats arrives in Warwick
Char-Belas Restaurant is Warwick’s first Uber Eats provider, after the business signed up last December.
Although other restaurants and takeaway joints have been offering...
Stanthorpe Show’s a go
After weeks of decision-making, the Stanthorpe Show will officially go ahead on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 of April.
Stanthorpe Agricultural Society president Brett...
WIRAC end of year report
Warwick Indoor Recreation and Aquatic Centre’s (WIRAC) report was received at the recent Southern Downs Regional Council Ordinary Meeting on 27 January.
As part of...
Check-in scrapped at some businesses
It was announced on Monday 7 February that the check-in app will not be required at some businesses.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the state was...
Break-ins on the rise
Warwick police are reminding residents to lock up and secure their properties due to a rise in break-ins and car thefts in the area....
New item appears on TJ Byrnes statue
The statue of Thomas Byrnes in Warwick's CBD was once more sporting a new decoration earlier this week, continuing the now months-long tradition of...
Stanthorpe in 1878
Communication
There’s a timeline between 1872 and 1897 of the increased postal services and offices in the region.
This change was brought about by...
Stanthorpe in 1877
Stanthorpe’s great ‘tin rush’
Research librarian Christina Ealing-Godbold wrote a piece for the State Library of Queensland about the tin rush to Stanthorpe.
She wrote...
Orienteering event in Warwick
After a good roll up to their first event of the year held in Queens Park in Warwick on Sunday, the Bullecourt Boulder Bounders...
Livestock markets update
Livestock agent ROSS ELLIS of McDougall and Sons brings us an update on the local lamb and cattle markets from last week.
The sales continued...
Pets in need of rescue
Southern Downs Ark has experienced a decline in foster parent volunteers since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Southern Downs Ark administrator Kate Keefe said...